A police officer in the US city of San Antonio has been sent on leave after a video that showed him body-slamming a 12-year-old girl went viral after it was posted on a blog. The girl,a student in middle school, appears to have been briefly knocked unconscious by the body blow. Why would a fully grown… Continue reading San Antonio cop sent on leave for body-slamming 12 year old
Breaking News: Saudi Arabia to build bridge over Red Sea to Egypt
Saudi Arabia’s ruler King Salman has announced that Saudi Arabia, the richest Arab country in the world will build a bridge to connect Egypt, the most populous Arab nation on earth. The bridge will be built over the Red Sea and the King has said that it would boost trade between the two countries. The Egyptian President, Abdul-Fattah… Continue reading Breaking News: Saudi Arabia to build bridge over Red Sea to Egypt
First class degrees and the Pure Water Penomenon
In Nigeria, when we say that something is as numerous as pure water, we mean that it can be found everywhere and bought at a kobo a dozen. When I started seeing news reports of an enormous amount of First Degree graduates coming out of our private universities, that saying came to mind. And I… Continue reading First class degrees and the Pure Water Penomenon
The many headaches of Bukola Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki is having very troubled times right now. He is being tried by the Code of Conduct Tribunal for corruption, and his name coming up in the Panama papers as someone who held a secret foriegn account when as a public official he wasn’t supposed to do so, doesn’t help matters. Add… Continue reading The many headaches of Bukola Saraki
Hurray! Another Igbo – a lady – gets accepted into all 8 Ivy League US universities!
The Ivy League universities in the US are the best universities in the US, and are widely considered the best in the world, together with Oxford and Cambridge in the UK. There only those that have got lots of money or lots of brains can be accepted. Those are the schools where the presidents, kings,… Continue reading Hurray! Another Igbo – a lady – gets accepted into all 8 Ivy League US universities!